June 9, 2025
The Beer Store Announces Store Closures effective August 10, 2025
Effective close of business day August 10, The Beer Store (TBS) will close the following retail stores:
Amherstview 4501 Bath Rd., Amherstview, ON., K7N 1A6
Cambridge 130 Cedar St., Cambridge, ON., N1S 1W4
Iroquois Falls 227 Cambridge Ave., Iroquois Falls, ON., P0K 1E0
Mississauga 2925 Eglinton Ave. W., Mississauga, ON., L5M 6J3
Mississauga 3154 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON., L5B 1N9
Mississauga 65 Queen St. N., Mississauga, ON., L5N 1A4
Oakville 1431 Rebecca St., Oakville, ON., L6L 1Z6
Scarborough 2934 Finch Ave. E., Scarborough, ON., M1W 2T4
Tottenham 55 Queen St., Tottenham, ON., L0G 1W0
Vaughan 1470 Major Mackenzie Dr., Vaughan, ON, L6A 4H6
“We made the difficult decision to close these retail locations. We will continue our focus on what we do best, ice-cold beer, great customer service and a world-class recycling program that last year returned more containers than we sold,” said Ozzie Ahmed, Vice President Retail, TBS. “Modernizing operations in a changing marketplace is never easy, we know this will be difficult news for customers and employees. The Beer Store is committed to treating employees with respect and supporting them during this process.”
The Beer Store recognizes the contributions our employees make to the business and the communities we serve. All efforts will be made to support employees through this process in alignment with commitments and agreements.
Empty Returns
The Beer Store encourages customers to continue returning more than the approximate 1.6 billion alcohol containers we process annually to one of our local TBS locations or an empty return dealer located close by. The following alcohol containers can bereturned to collect your deposit back: beer, wine and spirits bottles, aluminum cans,plastic bottles, tetra packs and kegs.
All grocery stores that sell alcohol will be required to return empties starting January 1, 2026. This is part of consumer retail alcohol modernization, found in the Early Implementation Agreement and provincial regulations. To help ensure that customers can still purchase beer and return empties, we encourage customers to use one of the following resources:
To find the closest Beer Store location, please visit our website at www.thebeerstore.ca/locations.
To find an alternative beer retailer, please use the Province’s website locator at: Where to buy Alcoholic Beverages.
To learn more about The Beer Store’s sustainability efforts and why returning empties is beneficial for your community, please see our latest Stewardship Report Delivering Circular Solutions for Ontario. Visit Stewardship Report | The Beer Store.
About The Beer Store
Owned by Ontario-based brewers and named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers 2025, the Beer Store is the largest beer retailer in Ontario. It’s logistics division has 26 points of distribution strategically located across the province to meet the needs of customers. The Beer Store proudly distributed 2.92 million hectoliters of beer to over 13,000 customers in 2024. In 2024, The Beer Store added over 5,300 new customers to its distribution network. The Beer Store is deeply committed to responsible sales and not selling to minors and people who are intoxicated. More than 2.1 million customers were challenged in 2024. It is also one of the greenest retailers in the world, annually collecting for reuse and recycling approximately 1.6 billion beverage alcohol containers, including beer, wine and spirits. The Beer Store employs 6,500 hard-working Ontarians with well-paying full and part-time jobs.
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